(BISMARCK, ND) – North Dakota Democratic-NPL legislators today announced an effort to require public disclosure of spills of hazardous materials and ensure North Dakota state agencies have the authority necessary to ensure pipeline safety. The legislators’ action comes after receiving information from the North Dakota Department of Health regarding the state’s response to the recent oil spill near Tioga.

“When a 20,000 barrel oil spill goes undisclosed to North Dakotans for well …

(BISMARCK, ND) – Bob Valeu, Chairman of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, released the following statement:

“Sixteen days after throwing his lot in with the ‘kamikaze caucus’ of Radical Tea Party Republicans, Congressman Kevin Cramer has nothing to show for his temper tantrum that shut down the federal government other than the adverse impact it had on the lives of countless North Dakotans.

“Congressman Cramer already did enough harm to our state before the shutdown by letting the federal Farm Bill expire. The October …

Cramer demands Medicare and Social Security cuts while still collecting his own government paycheck during the shutdown

Congressman Kevin Cramer voted again to keep his reckless Republican government shutdown going into the weekend, as this crisis that he and House Republicans manufactured goes into its third week of hurting middle class families.

Since the shutdown started, House Democrats have provided Congressman Cramer 14 opportunities to work across party lines and vote to reopen the government at Republicans’ spending levels, but Congressman Cramer has refused …

Cramer refuses to donate salary, takes pay while veterans and seniors are hurt

ND Republican Party Executive Director disagrees with Cramer’s position

Cramer complained that $174,00 salary doesn’t leave him much disposable income

(BISMARCK, ND) – Chad Oban, Executive Director of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, released the following statement after news that freshman Congressman Kevin Cramer is keeping his paycheck despite not doing his job.

“Congressman Kevin Cramer’s self-serving decision to keep his pay during a shutdown he …

“It is not surprising that Cory Fong is resigning in the middle of his term as Tax Commissioner. Fong was already one of five elected statewide Republican officials to originally receive his job by appointment, and is now the second Tax Commissioner in eight years to leave office before his …

(BISMARCK, ND) – Chad Oban, Executive Director of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, released the following statement:

“Yet again, North Dakota’s only congressman, Kevin Cramer, has thrown his lot in with a ‘kamikaze caucus’ of Tea Party Republicans. Together, they killed any chance of passing a long-range Farm Bill and now they’ve shut down the federal government.

“The Farm Bill expired at midnight and because Congressman Cramer supported a radical Tea Party amendment that gutted the food assistance program, …